Registration

In the context of OECD Week, journalists wishing to register for the OECD Forum and Ministerial meeting should send their name, medium, employer and national press number to media.registration@oecd.org. A valid press card will be required on arrival at the OECD Conference Centre.

News conferences and briefings

» Forum sessions
They will be open to journalists. Consult the Forum programme.

» Press briefings with Forum speakers
They normally take place in the Media Centre (CC1) immediately after their panels unless otherwise scheduled.  

» National media briefings.
As soon as they are organised and confirmed, details will be posted below.

Tuesday 25 May

• 9:00 - 12:00 - OECD Urban Roundtable for Mayors and Ministers: Cities and Green Growth: OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, with Mayors from many of the world’s most influential cities, Ministers and senior business executives, discussed ways cities can grow their economies, create jobs, give their citizens high-quality urban services, and protect the environment. 

Wednesday 26 May

• 09:00 - Under embargo: OECD Economic Outlook video conferences with Berlin and Tokyo
• 10:45 - News conference to launch the OECD Economic Outlook with OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and Pier Carlo Padoan, Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist of the OECD. Watch the webcast. Forum. CC7
• 11:30 - Press briefing with Deputy Chief Economist Jorgen Elmeskov on the OECD Economic Outlook. Media Centre
• 17:10 - Live debate in English hosted by France24: 'From crisis to recovery: the way forward'
• 19:10 - Live debate in French hosted by France24: 'De la crise à la reprise : la marche à suivre'

Thursday 27 May

• 09:30 - Press briefing for the Factbook: Indicators of Crisis with Martine Durand, Chief Statistician. Media Centre
• 10:00 - Launch of OECD Innovation Strategy with OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O'Keefe, and Andrew Wyckoff, OECD Director of Science, Technology and Industry. Media Centre
• 11:00 - Conversation between the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría with Christina Romer, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers to the US President. Forum. CC5
• 11:45 - Press briefing with TUAC: Jobs and the crisis, the Trade Union perspective. Media Centre
• 12:30 - Press conference with United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and U.S. Ambassador to the WTO Michael Punke to discuss the WTO Doha Round. Australian Embassy - 4, rue Jean Rey - 75015 Paris.
• 13:15 - Press briefing with the Fundacion Proacesso Eco's President, Aleph Torres, and Mois Cherem: a network of educational centers for digital inclusion and economic development. Media Centre
• 13:45 - 'Family' photo opportunity of the Ministerial Council Meeting. Courtyard of the Château
• 14:00 - Photo opportunity for the opening of the Ministerial Council Meeting. Meeting point: Media Centre
• 14:00 - Press Conference by Anand Sharma, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry. Media Centre
• 14:30 - Press briefing with Sergio Arzeni, Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development and Jonathan Potter, Senior Economist: Small Businesses and Innovation. Media Centre
• 17:00 - Public Council session on Accession: tour de table. Watch the live webcast. CC6
• 18:00 - Photo opportunity and Accession press conference with Council Chair, Prime Minister Berlusconi and Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor. Watch the webcast. CC11
• 18:30 - Photo opportunity: the OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría with Italian Prime Minister Prime Minister Berlusconi, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor. Lower floor of the Conference Centre
• 18:30 - Signature of the Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters with Council of Europe & OECD with Council of Europe and OECD – open to press. Roger Ockrent Room
• 19:00 - Press briefing by Italian Prime Minister Prime Minister Berlusconi for Italian journalists. Room D of the Château

Friday 28 May

• 09:00 - Photo opportunity: tour de table for the OECD Council at Ministerial Level. CC6
• 12:30 - Press briefing on Green Growth with Simon Upton, Environment Director. Media Centre
• 14:30 - Closing Ministerial news conference with OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and Italian Economy and Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti, with Webcast of the closing ministerial news conference . Auditorium

This schedule will be updated on an ongoing basis.
Last updated on May 28, 2010

Interview requests

• OECD Economic Outlook
  Requests for interviews or more information on the Economic Oulook, please contact Stephen.DiBiasio@oecd.org.
  
  
• OECD Forum
  For more information on the Forum or a request to interview a speaker or participant, please contact Sara.Sreberny-Mohammadi@oecd.org.
  
  
• OECD Ministerial Meeting
  If you wish to interview a minister attending the Ministerial Meeting, please contact Helen.Fisher@oecd.org

Media facilities

		Media Centre Journalists will have access at all times to the Media Centre in the OECD Conference Centre and to the main hall of the OECD Conference Centre. Relevant documents will be available there as well as laptop plug-ins.
WiFi Internet access WiFi Internet access is available throughout the OECD Conference Centre. The WiFi network name (SSID) is HotspotOECD. To access the Internet, first open your browser and click on “CONNECT” whereby you agree to the OECD Hotspot terms of use (displayed following CONNECT).  A more detailed description is available in the Cybercafé and the Media Centre.
		Broadcast The OECD TV, radio and videoconference studios will be available to all broadcast journalists on a first come, first served basis. This includes cameras, editing facilities, ISDN lines and the necessary technicians. These facilities are available free of charge (» More about the media facilities).
Mobile phone coverage 2G and 3G mobile phone coverage via the network operator SFR Vodafone is available in the OECD Conference Centre, other operators are less well covered.

Photos

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• For information on photos or video content, please contact Luisa.Constanza@oecd.org.

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